Chris Offutt

Biography

Chris Offutt is the author of seven books, including the short-story collection Kentucky Straight (Vintage, 1992), the novel The Good Brother (Simon & Schuster, 1997), and the memoir My Father, the Pornographer (Atria, 2016). He has written scripts for Weeds and True Blood, and teaches at the University of Mississippi. 

See Work

FICTION / Winter 2016

Johnny Bill

By Chris Offutt ,  Illustration by Anna Schuleit Haber

On the front porch he lit a cigarette, thinking he’d quit when the baby was born. His neighborhood of Newport appeared peaceful at night, the yards neatly aligned, illuminated by dim streetlights. A slight hum filled the air, its source...
FICTION / Winter 2014

Mr. Cartoon

By Chris Offutt ,  Illustration by Lauren Simkin Berke

We got one channel that came over the mountains from West Virginia, and bad weather just about ruined that. On stormy winter nights Papaw went outside to turn the antenna while my big brother, Wendell, stayed in front of the TV, watching...